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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dean Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wun Dun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wun Dun!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dun tries for a takedown but Ruiz circles away easily
and Ruiz moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dun wants a takedown.
Ruiz successfully pulls guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ruiz wants to stand but Dun is controlling the position.
Dun must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dun pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ruiz is keeping the position for now.
Ruiz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ruiz wants to stand up but Dun is controlling him.
Dun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dun trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dun wants to control from the top but Ruiz keeps moving.
Dun throws a strike but Ruiz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dun looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ruiz postures up in Dun's guard and throws a big left but Dun blocks it.
Dun really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruiz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ruiz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dun's head.
Ruiz throwing strikes from guard but Dun blocks nicely.
Dun controls Ruiz momentarily but Ruiz frees himself.
Ruiz landing some decent shots from guard.
Ruiz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dun is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dun can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dun controls Ruiz momentarily but Ruiz frees himself.
Ruiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ruiz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dun seems keen to control Ruiz's posture.
Ruiz throwing strikes from guard but Dun blocks nicely.
Dun pulls Ruiz in close to prevent any damage.
Dun not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dun has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ruiz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz chips away with some ground and pound.
Ruiz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ruiz throwing strikes but missing.
Dun looking for a sweep. Not yet Dun, not yet.
Ruiz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dun is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ruiz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dun's head.
Dun tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dun has Ruiz pulled in close to control his posture.
Ruiz with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dun is proving hard to escape from.
Ruiz postures up in Dun's guard and throws a big left but Dun blocks it.
Dun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruiz is one step ahead there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dun is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ruiz connects with a couple of short punches.
Ruiz landing some decent shots from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruiz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dun trying to keep a closed guard but Ruiz is proving a slippery customer.
Dun has momentary wrist control but Ruiz slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Ruiz dominated that round.
That's time! Ruiz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dun has closed the distance and engaged Ruiz in a clinch.
Ruiz gets underhooks to prevent Dun's takedown attempt.
Dun successfully pulls guard.
Ruiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dean Ruiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruiz scoring with some ground and pound.
Ruiz wanted to stand there but Dun had control of the position.
Dun is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dun controls Ruiz momentarily but Ruiz frees himself.
Ruiz landing some decent shots from guard.
Dun is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ruiz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dun looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dun looking for a sweep. Not yet Dun, not yet.
Dun working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ruiz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ruiz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ruiz stands up over Dun, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruiz is one step ahead there.
Ruiz throwing strikes but missing.
Dun not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ruiz wanted to stand there but Dun had control of the position.
Dun is trying to control the position but Ruiz postures up.
Dun trying to strike off his back.
Ruiz works over Dun with some ground and pound from guard.
Ruiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dun wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz connects with a couple of short punches.
Ruiz works over Dun with some ground and pound from guard.
Ruiz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ruiz wants to stand but Dun has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruiz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dun is rocked!
Ruiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dun looking for a sweep. Not yet Dun, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dun is on top in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dun trying to control but Ruiz is working from the bottom.
Dun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dun wants to control from the top but Ruiz keeps moving.
Ruiz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ruiz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dun is working Ruiz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dun trying to control but Ruiz is working from the bottom.
Dun working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dun is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dun looking to sit in guard and control but Ruiz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz wants to stand but Dun has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dun has his foot on Ruiz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ruiz works his way back into a safe position though.
Ruiz wants to get up but he can't break Dun's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dun has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ruiz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ruiz preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dun seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ruiz works over Dun with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruiz landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wun Dun will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ruiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dun shoots and misses
and Ruiz counters by clinching up.
Ruiz pulls guard effortlessly.
Dun trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruiz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dun stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ruiz keeping moving, preventing Dun from controlling successfully.
Ruiz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dun.
Ruiz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dun is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dun with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dun throws a strike but Ruiz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dun throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dun throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ruiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dun is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dun utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dun controls Ruiz momentarily but Ruiz frees himself.
Ruiz stopping the sweep attempt from Dun.
Dun is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ruiz with a nice head shot there.
Dun not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ruiz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ruiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Dun has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dun has his foot on Ruiz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ruiz works his way back into a safe position though.
Dun is trying to control the position but Ruiz postures up.
Dun tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ruiz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dun is trying to control the position but Ruiz postures up.
Ruiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dun manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ruiz has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Dun's lack of action.
Dun stops Ruiz from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dun not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ruiz is trying to stand.
Dun is thwarting Ruiz's attempts to control the position.
Dun lands with a punch from half guard.
Dun tries to pass to full mount but Ruiz defends it.
Ruiz is refusing to be controlled, as Dun sits in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dun throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wun Dun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dun has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Wun Dun!
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